Clasp.



C. A. GOOZEY.

CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. H, 1916- ]Patented. June l2], 1917.

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TINTTED @TATlEd FFTE CHARLES A. eooznY, or PROVIDENCE, niion'a ISLAND, ASSIGNOB To B. A. BALLOU & 00., INC., on PROVIDENCE, nrionn ISLAND, A oonronarion or RHODE ISLAND.

CLASP.

Specification of Letters lfatent.

Patented June 12, 1917.

Application filed September 11, 1916. Serial No. 119,387.

To all whom it away concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. Gooznr, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to Clasps, the same being more particularly designed for connectingneck ties to a shirt front or for other similar purposes, and the object of this in vention is to provide a clasp with a double pair of spring pressed jaws arranged to be actuated by a single operation.

A further object of the invention is to arrange the two sets of jaws on this clasp so that one set will be on one end of the clasp and the other extending laterally from one face thereof, whereby the end jaws are adapted to engage the shirt front while the laterally extending jaws may engage the middle portion of the neck scarf to hold the same in a central position and also in a position which will completely cover the clasp.

lVith these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel'features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1- is a face view of the clasp showing the laterally extending jaws.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the clasp showing the two sets of jaws.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the lower jaw plates showing its slotted surface from which one of the front jaws is formed.

Fig. lis a plan view of the top jaw plate showing the opening in its face from which. its front jaw is formed and through which opening the jaw of the lower plate extends to cooperate with the jaw of the upper plate.

Fig. 5- is a sectional view showing portions of the shirt front to which the clasp is attached, also showing a section of a neck scarf which is engaged by the front jaws of the clip.

Fig. 6* is a central longitudinal section of the clasp showing the two sets of jaws, one of the auxiliary jaws being hinged to provide a movement independent of that of the main jaw on which it is mounted.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the lower jaw plate which may be formed of any suitable material and cut in any desired shape. One end of this plate is provided with an upwardly turned lip 11 which is corrugated to form teeth for the lower end jaw, the middle portion of this plate is cut or slit as at 12 from which cut portion the long arm 13 is raised, its free end 1% being bent at substantially a right angle to form a jaw integral with the lower plate.

Side ears 15 are also formed on the edge of this plate which are pierced to receive the pintle 16 for pivoting or hinging the upper and lower plates together.

The upper plate 17 similar in construction to the lower plate, its forward end being notched and turned downward as at 18 forming the upper biting jaw for the clip adapted to cooperate with the jaw 11 to grip the material between them. This upper plate 17 is also slot-ted as at 19, see Fig. 4, and an upper laterally extending jaw 20 is formed from this cut portion integral with the upper plate. This plate is provided on its edge with downwardly extending ears 21 which cooperate with ears 15 on the lower plate, all being pierced to receive the pivot pintle 16 through them.

A spring wire is coiled about this pintle 16 with its ends acting upon the two plates to hold all four of their biting jaws normally closed.

It will be noted from the construction of my improved clasp that I have provided two pairs of jaws, one pair on the end of the plates and the other pair extending laterally from the face of one of the plates and adjacent to the center portion of this plate, whereby the end jaws are adapted to engage the shirt fabric 23 as illustrated in Fig. while the laterally extending jaws are adapted to engage the fabric of the neck scarf at its middle portion, thereby performing a double function; first, to hold the neck scarf firmly in position relative to the shirt and second, to engage the under side of the neck scarf and cause it to completely cover the clip which. fastens it.

It is found in practice in some instances particularly where the thickness of the shirt and that of the tie vary considerably, necessary to provide means whereby the lateral extending jaws may have a slight movement independent to that of the end jaws. This I have accomplished in two ways, first, I form the longest jaw 13 of a. width and thickness to yield slightly and so compensate for diflerent thicknesses of material held between the main jaws 11 and 18.

Then again in some instances instead of forming this long jaw integral with the bottom plate I form the same of a separate piece of spring material and attach it to the bottom plate by rivets as at 25, see Fig. 6, whereby its yieldability may be varied to meet requirements.

One of the most effective as well as the most practical ways, however, of providing an independent motion to one of these laterally extending aws, is to mount the jaw 26 on a separate and independent plate 27, which is hinged by means of the cars 28 to the pintle 29, which jaw is normally pressed forward by the light spring 30 whereby in gripping the clasp by the thumb and finger the auxiliary jaw 26 is first withdrawn and caused to open before the main jaws are moved.

The device is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction and effective in its operation.

I have shown and described an illustrative embodiment of my invention but the details of construction may be varied if desired to suit requirements without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A clasp comprising two members pivotally connected to form a pair of cooperating jaws at one end thereof, a second pair of cooperating jaws also formed on said members, one of said second pair being raised from the face of one and the other jaw from the face of the other member.

2. A clasp comprising two plates hinged togetherproviding a pair of biting jaws at one end thereof, both of said plates having a second jaw raised from the planes of their respective surfaces adjacent the point of hinging, one of said second jaws extending through a slot in the other plate to cooperate with the jaw formed thereon.

3. A clasp comprising a pair of pivotally connected main jaws, a pair of auxiliary jaws mounted to operate with said main jaws, one of said auxiliary jaws being raised from the face of one of said main aw members adjacent its pivot point and the other auxiliary jaw from the face of the other main jaw member, one of said auxiliary jaws being mounted to yield independent of the movement of said main jaws.

4-. A clasp comprising two spring pressed main plates hinged together and having cooperating jaws at one end thereof, and a pair of auxiliary jaws arranged to be operated by the movement of the first jaws, one of said latter jaws being hinged to provide a movement independent of that of the main jaws.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES A. GOOZEY.

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